No sound on monitor or TV

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Board 8 » No sound on monitor or TV
Snake5555555555
06/08/2024
04:42 PM
#1
A few days ago I've stopped getting sound through either the TV or monitor my PC is connected to (both through HDMI). I've literally tried everything I can think of to restore the sound - checking all connections, uninstalling and reinstalling drivers, getting any and all available upgrades (even upgrading to Windows 11) - nothing brings it back. It is especially frustrating on the TV side of things. What could be the issue here?
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NFUN
06/08/2024
04:55 PM
#2
Did you go deaf?
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IfGodCouldDie
06/08/2024
04:58 PM
#3
Do you replace the HDMI cable?
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catesdb
06/08/2024
04:58 PM
#4
have you proven that something else can output sound using those HDMI cables to those devices
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Snake5555555555
06/08/2024
05:39 PM
#5
NFUN posted...
Did you go deaf?

No!

IfGodCouldDie posted...
Do you replace the HDMI cable?

I tried 4 others

catesdb posted...
have you proven that something else can output sound using those HDMI cables to those devices

Yes
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MartinFF7
06/08/2024
05:46 PM
#6
Are you getting sound any other way, e.g. if it's a laptop then right from it, or any other external peripheral like speakers?

...is it possible for sound cards to just crap out?
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06/08/2024
03:00 PM
#7
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Snake5555555555
06/08/2024
05:49 PM
#8
MartinFF7 posted...
Are you getting sound any other way, e.g. if it's a laptop then right from it, or any other external peripheral like speakers?

...is it possible for sound cards to just crap out?

Yeah I have speakers that work just fine (and headphones work too) it's just the HDMI sound specifically not working.
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Robazoid
06/08/2024
06:09 PM
#9
If you're getting sound everywhere except through the HDMI port, could it be that the HDMI port itself stopped working? I get sound on my PC through USB headphones and on one of my older computers the USB port itself just broke one day.
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Snake5555555555
06/08/2024
06:23 PM
#10
That is a possibility but just the sound aspect? That's so specific if true!
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Snake5555555555
06/08/2024
06:26 PM
#11
Also my PC is only a year and a half old
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MartinFF7
06/08/2024
06:28 PM
#12
yeah if there are other HDMI ports it's worth trying one. I don't know anything and I'd be in the "googling to try and find an answer" mode too... ideally it is some random port because if not it's what, some driver associated with HDMI? or if there's some aspect of the sound card associated with HDMI (if that's even a thing)... very strange!
catesdb
06/08/2024
09:14 PM
#13
I feel like this is the kind of thing computer stores cant figure out nowadays, is that true
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NFUN
06/08/2024
09:17 PM
#14
Is it disabled in sound devices
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Snake5555555555
06/08/2024
10:30 PM
#15
NFUN posted...
Is it disabled in sound devices

It is nowhere to be found in sound devices strangely enough
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NFUN
06/08/2024
11:35 PM
#16
make sure you can see disabled devices
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Snake5555555555
06/08/2024
11:39 PM
#17
Yup I checked all of that already it's just not there
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MZero
06/08/2024
11:41 PM
#18
Have you checked Device Manager? They might be disabled in there
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Snake5555555555
06/08/2024
11:42 PM
#19
Yup did all that, it's not there either in disabled or enabled
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fortybelowsummer
06/09/2024
01:58 AM
#20
Where it shows the devices did you right click in the blank area and check show disabled devices and show disconnected devices

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Snake5555555555
06/09/2024
03:17 AM
#21
I did indeed
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Steiner
06/09/2024
03:38 AM
#22
NFUN posted...
Did you go deaf?

hate that this was my exact thought clicking the topic
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GoldSlime35
06/10/2024
02:10 AM
#23
If you make a Linux USB/DVD and boot into that, you would likely be able to tell if its a hardware issue or a windows issue. If Linux has no sound either, your hardware has an issue. If there is sound, maybe windows needs to be reinstalled.

I also had a weird issue over 10 years ago, where my mouse was going bad and causing windows to make disconnection noises and eventually all my USB ports would stop working until I rebooted. I had my computer all boxed up to send for repairs...until I heard the same noises using that mouse on my mom's laptop that I was borrowing. I changed the mouse and I'm still using the same computer today. So sometimes computers do weird things.
Snake5555555555
06/10/2024
03:36 AM
#24
Thank you, that's a really good suggestion, I'm going to try that in the morning
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Snake5555555555
06/10/2024
09:07 PM
#25
Wow, so made a Linux boot, and yeah the sound is restored both on my monitor and TV! So I guess it is a Windows issue after all. So I will reinstall Windows next.
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Snake5555555555
06/11/2024
06:52 PM
#26
Yeah, that did the trick! All's fixed now! Thanks everyone
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catesdb
06/11/2024
07:04 PM
#27
hooray!
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Underleveled
06/11/2024
08:15 PM
#28
Steiner posted...
hate that this was my exact thought clicking the topic
Same.
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GoldSlime35
06/11/2024
10:19 PM
#29
Nice. I'm glad that my idea worked.
Cavedweller2000
06/12/2024
01:08 AM
#30
Whilst I couldn't offer any advice, I followed this topic with interest. Glad it's fixed. Good work all!
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MartinFF7
06/12/2024
01:12 AM
#31
Glad to hear the problem was resolved, though still a bit unsettling that it needed a full reinstall... I don't know shit about Linux so I would've been boned on testing that out too.
5tarscream
06/12/2024
02:14 AM
#32
Was going to say reinstall windows. I had a similar issue when i switched from windows 11 to windows 10 on my new laptop. It was something to do with the sound drivers not being supported on windows 10 so no matter what you did there was no way to get it to work. In the end I had to just install windows 11 again.
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GoldSlime35
06/12/2024
03:07 AM
#33
MartinFF7 posted...
Glad to hear the problem was resolved, though still a bit unsettling that it needed a full reinstall... I don't know shit about Linux so I would've been boned on testing that out too.

I don't know too much about Linux either, but I figured this didn't require anything other than making the USB/DVD. Once that was done, you basically just have to boot up without installing, go to a web browser and watch a youtube video. Since we just needed to know if the sound worked or not, it's an easy thing to test, with minimal Linux knowledge required.
Snake5555555555
06/12/2024
03:20 AM
#34
I'm like mid-tier when it comes to computer stuff so I'm usually not too worried about trying things like that. I find it's actually pretty hard to totally fuck up your computer with how many warnings and such you're given at every turn.
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Underleveled
06/12/2024
03:46 PM
#35
Yeah I remember spending a summer (I think it was 2013) using Linux through a flash drive because Windows corrupted and I just didn't have the time to figure out how to salvage all my files before reinstalling. I had my trepidations at first but I ultimately found it very easy to use.
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